FemCom hosts its “Take Back the Night” march, a democratic lawmaker protests current gun laws on the Minnesota house floor, 19 football players receive an academic honor, and the “Tour de Franzia” is canceled. Reporter Brady Halbmaier has today’s News in :90.
FemCom hosted the annual “Take Back the Night” march April 19 in an effort to bring the severity of sexual assault to the forefront of the minds of the campus community.
St. Thomas hosted several events to promote Sexual Assault Awareness Month during April.
Participants of FemCom’s “Take Back the Night” rally marched to raise awareness of their cause, which is to make the campus a safe walking environment at night.
The Dean of Students Office hired Emily Erickson as the university’s new Sexual Misconduct Prevention Coordinator, a position created earlier this year.
The St. Thomas Dean of Students Office created a new position to focus solely on addressing sexual misconduct prevention, education and training at the university.
The biggest changes to the new policy focus on stalking, dating violence, sexual coercion and exploitation, according to the Dean of Students office.
Similar to drug-detecting cups and straws, a new nail polish able to discover drugs commonly used in date rapes may one day become available to students.
Pots and pans banged Thursday night as the Feminist Community club participated in “Take Back the Night.”
